Autographic register.



w; J. HAINER. AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER. -APPL|CATION FILED MAR, 23, I912.

l,143,36; Patented June 15, 1915.

WHITFIELD J. HAINER, 0F PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 HAINER BOOKKEEPING- MACHINE COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPO- RATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WHITFIELD J. HAINER, a subject of the King of England, residing at the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which the following is a specification.

"This invention relates to autographic registers'and has for its object to provide asmall or pocket-size of this type of register, the same comprising a'body portion constituting a magazine in which a plurality of continuous strips of sales slips are stored in accordion-like folds, the same having a Writing plate above it, over which the strips are passed, and a cover operatively connected to the writing plate so that when arrarige'the mechanism so that when opened the cover will form asilitable receptacle for the sales slips after they have been used or passed over thewriting plate.

i A furtherobjectof the invention is to provide nietalhinges for. the carbon sheets and means forretaining said sheets by the hinges sothat they'will liein line with the travel of the 'continuous'sales slips.

Withthese and other objects in' view, the

invention consists of certain'iio'vel features of n on'struction', as will be more fully described and'parti'cularly pointed opt in the a l ended claims. g

. ,f" the accompanying drawings; Fi i perspective view illustrating my improved pocket register in closed position. Fig. 2+-

a perspective view illustrating myimproved register* in its open position read to have theorders recorded on the strip "tlie'rin contained. Fig-.3 is a section'al side elevation showing'the mechanism withfthe plate in-raised position, the continuous-stripslaid'imaccordion folds in the niagaam'e ani n nqmg therefrom up over the writing plate with the carbons between them and a portion of the cover removed. Fig. 4. is a sectional side elevation showing the device in its collapsed or closed position with the strips of slips removed therefrom. Fig. 5- is a perspective view showing the end of the magazine closing tongue. Fig. ,6 shows the hinge endof the carbon sheet. Fig. 7' is a sectional end view of the Writing plate.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the base "plate of the body portion of my improved autographic register. This body portion, is preferably constructed of sheet metal and provided with upwardly turned narrow side walls2. A writing plate 3, also preferably formed of sheet metal is constructed with two side walls 41-4 extending upward therefrom, these walls being also arranged to extend below the plate.

as at 5, see Fig. 7. The front edge of each of these upper side walls 4 is provided with an opening 6 which is enteredthrough a narrow slot 7 and is provided for thereception of the hinge ends hereinafter described. A set of standards 8 are pivoted at their upper ends at 9 to the inner side of the downwardly extending flange portion 5 of this plate while the lower ends of these standards are pivoted fn'ear their forward or front edges 10 to the flange 2of the body portion so that their rear edges "'31 will contact with the bottom of the body to form stops limiting the opening movement of said anuprightposition.

A cover member 11 is provided with side standards substantially at or beyond --'walls 12 which are pivoted at 13 to the side walls of the body portion, and a connector"'memberf'1l ispivoted at one end'15 to the rear standard 8, said connector, being slotted at 16, the outer end of the slotted portion engages the pin 17 when the cover is open, whereby the last opening action of the cover moves the standards 8 upwardand raisesthe writing plate to its. operating position above the body portion, thespa'ce'between the writing plate and the base of the body portion forming "a magazine into which the plurality of continuous strips of paper or the like are laid with 'accordionlike folds, A loose plate 18'isfhinged at 19 by the yoke outer edge of'the cover,

strips to be passed thereunder, or, if desired, to be thrown completely over back out of the way. The plate being also jointed to the yoke at the point 22 is adapted to readily accommodate itself to ,any thicknesses of preferably perforated, which strips which may be assed thereunder.

I preferably; cover the frame of the whole device with thin leather which lends to the same an attractive and handsome appearance. A flexible flap member 23 is formed of this leather and is secured to the outer end of the cover so as to partially close this end when the cover of the register is in closed position. A loose bellows tongue 24 also formed of-this leather covering, extends outward from the front end of the base of the body portion. The end of this tonguevis provided with a thinmetal cross bar 25,

see Fig. 5, which bar extends out beyond the edges thereof and is adapted to be passed down through the opening 7 into the recesses 6 to lock and hold the free end of this tongue over the end of the writing plate to protect the strips as they are drawn from the magazine over said plate. Ihave also provided a simple and effective means for holdin the sheets of carbon in the required posltion, which is that of entering the margin at one end of the sheet between the folds of the metal strip 27 which rigidly holds and binds this edge of the sheet. The ends 28 of this strip extend outwardand are adapted to enter through the slot 7 into the opening 6 whereby the' one edge of each carbon is held so that their free ends will lie in line withthe travel of the continuous sales slips.

' By this construction the carbons may be readily removed and fresh ones inserted and they are always bound to hang smooth and unwrinkled over the writing plate between the strips.

My improved collapsible autographic register when in its closed position is very neat and compact and well adapted tobe carried about in the pocket of the salesman, it being particularly-designed for taking door step orders. The register may be supplied with any number of continuous strips, three being shown, which-is'the number usually employed with this device. These strips are erforations cause the strips to bend equa y keeping them exactly together in their correct relative'positions. The three strips are led from the magazine around the front end of the writing plate between the two carbons, illustrated by the dot dash line at 29 and 30 respectively, which are held attheir front ends by means of the metal hinges 27. When the order is taken it is written down on the strip which registers also, by means of the carbon paper, on the duplicate and triplicate. The whole are then drawn by hand original portion is'torn off to form a sales slip to accompany the order, the duplicate portion is also severed to form a slip which may be filed for bookkeeping pur: poses while the triplicate portion may be retained in a continuous strip and by being bound, by. suitable means, may form an audit book to be filed away for record. The last opening motion of the cover, as will be seen by the connections 14, swings and raises the writing plate above the magazine chamber, releases the folds of the strips therein contained and permits them to be readily withdrawn therefrom.

The cover, as will be seen, is retainedon a slight reclining angle whereby it is adapted to form a convenient receptacle into which the used strips maybe deposited. After the order has been taken it is only necessary to swing the cover backover the writing plate again. The latter part of' the motion of thls action swings the standards forward lowering the writing plate into position lllustrated in Fig. 4 where it binds and holds the paper in the magazine.

' I claim:

1. An autographicregister comprising a body portion forming a magazine for memorandum strips, a writing plate connected with said body portion, a hinged cover for said body, and means operated by said cover for raising and lowering said writing plate.

2. An auto raphic-register comprising a body portion orming a magazine for memorandum strips, a writing plate connected with said body portion, a hinged cover for saidbody, means operated by said cover for raising and lowering said writing plate, and means carried by the writing sheets.

3. An auto aphic register comprisinga' body portion orming a magazine for memorandum strips, a writing plate movable with said cover for retaining plate in parallel relation with 5. .An autographic register comprising a )ody portion, a cover'pivotally connected ShGI'GtO, a magazine in the body portion for containing memorandum strips, a writing plate movable with respect to said bodyiortion, means operated by the cover for e ectmg a movement of said plate relative to 331d body, and means for rendering said moving means inoperative during a portion )f the pivotal movement of said cover in either direction.

6. An autographic register comprising a body portion, a cover hinged thereto, a

magazme in the body portion for containing memorandum strips, a writing plate movable with respect to said body portion and over which said strips are passed, means )perated by said cover for raising and lowerlng said plate, and means in the cover for releasably engaging the strips therein.

7 An autographic register comprising'a body portion, a cover hinged thereto, a magazine in the body portion for containing memorandum strips, a writing plate, standards pivotally mounted in the body ortion and supporting said plate, and lin s conmeeting said cover and standards, whereby said standards are operated to move the plate when the cover is opened or closed.

8. An autographic register comprising a body portion, a cover hinged thereto, a magazine in the body portion for containing memorandum strips, a writing plate, standfards pivotallymounted in the body portion 'for:"'supportin said plate, links connecting said'eover an said standards, whereby said standards are operated to move the plate when the cover is opened or closed, and stops limiting the opening movement of the standards and also for retaining the cover at an angle to the plane of said plate.

9. An autographic register comprising a body portion, a cover pivotally connected thereto, a magazine in the body portion for containing memorandum strips, a writing plate. means operated by the cover for efi'ecting' a relative movement between the body portion and said plate, means for rendering said cover moving means inoperative during a portion of the pivotal movement of said cover in either direction, and a flexible member connecting the lower portion of the magazine'and the writing plate to retain and guide the strips passing from the magazine to said plate.

-In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WHITFIELD J. HAINER. Witnesses:

HOWARD E. BARLOW, E. I. OGDEN. 

